Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew recently makes a controversial statement claiming that the Chinese of Malaysia and Indonesia are systemically marginalized.But what about the Malays in Singapore and Penang?And for that matter what about the Indians?
2006-09-22 16:05:24 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Malaysia
YES, I AGREE BUT.......
Singapore does it well too to minorities Malays and Indians. Period! Chinese in Malaysia everyday complaining about this 'bullying' and been marginalized especially in the quota system for the varsities around Malaysia. Guess what? Malays in the university are all qualified and met the requirements. The quota is big and Malays are the majority. Dont make it as if you all Chinese automatically would be qualified while Malays and Indians are not!!!! What about the companies/ the private sector belong to Chinese refused to 'hire' Malays or Indians just simply they cant speak Chinese? Look at the job advertistment everyday. This is a propaganda by the people who has no soul,not grateful and greedy! Dont blame the system and law. Why Chinese community wants to maintain Chinese school and yet many Chinese cant even speak Malay at school and in public and want same opportunity in MALAYsia? Why should Malays give in!?
Look in the mirror!
2006-09-24 05:49:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 20⤋
June81, here is not from Malay but Chinese... why when Malaysian that Singaporean Malay being systematically marginalized the Malay at S'pore didnot do like what Chinese at Malaysia did... bcos here is the country that give freedom to their people to voice their opinion.
2016-02-02 14:27:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definately YES!!!
just look at what they've done to Chinese Primary School: in the 9th Malaysia Plan, there is no plan of building ANY Chinese and Tamil school!!! They SHOULD have include it in the plan in the beginning.... not till some Chinese / Indian minister from Barisan Nasional (MCA / MIC) to ASK!!! they just putting up a show to tell non-malays that THEY actually did something for Chinese/Indian and Malaysia Chinese / Indians are not marginalized. And most important thing, they want make it look like it WE (Chinese and Indians) owe them a lot and be grateful by voting them in the next election!!! I can imagine they will tell US: " see? we FIGHT it for you..."
but in fact, we deserve it coz Chinese and Indian are also taxpayers.
Second, education systems in Malaysia. All local universities have quota. Many Chinese and Indians with good results couldn't even get an average course in Universities. In the end, many of them go overseas to study (application of study loan is also a hard thing for us), using their own money. But then again, these people are blamed for brain drain and not loving this land.
Third, see how many Pig Farm closed down by local councils -- just because Malays do not eat pork, Chinese cannot have pig farms.
2006-09-24 15:27:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 17⤊ 1⤋
June81, here is not from Malay but Chinese... why when Malaysian that Singaporean Malay being systematically marginalized the Malay at S'pore didnot do like what Chinese at Malaysia did... bcos here is the country that give freedom to their people to voice their opinion.
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NST
KUALA LUMPUR: From one LKY to another: The statement on Malaysian Chinese was wrong and uncalled for.
Gerakan president Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik, the country’s veteran ethnic Chinese politician, said Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founding father, had put things out of context by stating that Malaysian Chinese were being marginalised.
Dr Lim, who is also Minister for Energy, Water and Communications, said Lee, the republic’s Minister Mentor, should realise that the two countries were different.
"We have a vast hinterland of rural areas that are fortunately or unfortunately inhabited by Bumiputeras. In any developed country, there is always a problem between the urban and rural, so if you don’t go and fill up the rural area then there is discontent," he said after the launch of Wawasan Open University at Menara PGRM yesterday.
"So, what does Singapore know? It is a little city and it’s all urban areas, so he (Lee) can talk about competition, the best, and all this in an urban area but what about the rural areas? He doesn’t have to worry about that.
"His perspective is all wrong. The Chinese here will not follow and listen to what he says."
Dr Lim later loudly added that Lee’s statement was uncalled for.
It was reported that Lee told a forum in Singapore last week that the attitudes of Malaysia and Indonesia were shaped by the way these countries treated their ethnic Chinese minorities.
Lee was quoted as saying: "Our neighbours both have problems with their Chinese. They are successful. They are hardworking and therefore they are systematically marginalised."
Gerakan deputy president and Penang Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said Lee did not understand and appreciate the challenges in leading and administrating a country that was bigger, more complicated and diverse than Singapore.
"In Malaysia, there are many races, religions and communities. There are areas where development is rapid and there are rural areas which are less developed, such as in Sabah and Sarawak, and backward due to the lack of transport and communication."
Koh said Lee’s statement that Malaysian Chinese were "compliant" was not true as the Chinese had actively raised issues through the media here.
In Kemaman, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Singapore should look at how the Malays in the republic were being marginalised before criticising Malaysia’s treatment of its ethnic Chinese.
"We can also ask what is the position of Malays in Singapore? Why don’t the Malays there hold high positions in the armed forces? They have been officially marginalised to the point they do not have any status."
"We should have an independent investigation on why the Malays are left behind in Singapore. It is not because they are lacking compared to the Malays in Malaysia but because they are pressured, marginalised and oppressed. That is the kind of government founded on the views of Lee Kuan Yew," he said.
Dr Mahathir told Lee not to feel smug about what he had said.
"You should just guard your own rice bowl. You are not that clever. In a small group, perhaps you seem clever. But when he goes to China, the Chinese there don’t want to listen to him. The Chinese in China don’t think much of him and it is a fact that he is marginalised by Chinese in the world."
2006-09-23 07:29:50 · answer #4 · answered by lazuardi.sepi 4 · 10⤊ 6⤋
Yes it true, two astronaut going training in Russia,both are malays.
In malaysia the other race are not important to them. There are top notch chinese are doing very well in other countries but not in malaysia because they have no chance as long as the malays rule malaysia. Good example are few chinese ex-malaysian are minister in Singaore. If they were still in malaysia maybe just an oridinary citizens.
2006-09-26 06:02:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 14⤊ 1⤋
If somebody else in Singapore said that instead of Minister Mentor, he or she would be in big big trouble. Only LKY dare to say the truth and it's a truth, sensitive though.!
2006-09-23 22:28:13 · answer #6 · answered by Roti-Prata 3 · 16⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-17 11:50:08 · answer #7 · answered by briscoe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-26 14:54:19 · answer #8 · answered by arunmoorthy 1 · 10⤊ 0⤋
In a word yes.
2006-09-25 00:55:12 · answer #9 · answered by camsean73 3 · 14⤊ 1⤋
yes
2006-09-26 14:38:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 11⤊ 0⤋
I must agree that Malaysia and Indonesia do want their Chinese to be compliant.
2006-09-24 16:58:45 · answer #11 · answered by Lenox 2 · 13⤊ 1⤋